The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-06-30
TOWN AND COUNTRY.
LOCAL LAcoNIcs PICKED UP HERE AND
THERE BY OUR EAGLE-EYED
REPORTERS.

Willie are at Panacea Springs.
Get ready, all, and 60 on the big excur-
sion to Norfolk, Wednesday, July 18th.
The Henderson Mems will hereafter be
ISSUED weekly, instead Of semi-monthIv as
heretofore
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Payne lost an infant
child, about ten months old, by death last
Saturday morning.
Summer has commenced, the 21st of June,
the longest day in the year, being the first
dag according to the calendar.
Blackbcrries are ripening. The crop is
a full one throughout this section, and will
be worth great deal to our people.
Young man, now is your time to select
your best girl she will be apt to cling TO
you through the picnic season, at least
The farmers arc waging a vigorous war
fare against the golden grain. 1t is being
threshed at 4 lively rate throughout the
country.
Mrs. Geo. p. Burgwyn, of Jackson
Northampton county, is at present stop
ping with Mrs. Col. VIM. II. S. Burgwyn
Ill Henderson.
Mrs. Fanny Porter is visiting Miss Mamie
Watson in Warren county at present, and
together they will spend some time at
ShOccO Springs.
Miss Lucy Manning went down to Scot
land Neck Monday i'll response to a tefe-
gram announcing the severe illness of her
sister Miss Nina Manning.
If you believe in encouraging home en-
terpriscs, patrOniZe the GOLD LEAF. 1t is
a h0nle paper in fact and in truth, and it is
for home first, last and all the time.
July 4th will not be observed with very
great ec!at i'll Henderson. The day seems
to have fallen into state of innocuOus
desuetude in this part of the country.
Messrs Hill c. and Thomas Lnthicum,
of Durham, are here for the purpose of
building the large tobacco prize house of
Strause & Raab. Work has been COM
menccd.
Miss Maggie Garrett, of Ringwood is
visiting Mrs. w. 5. Parker in our town.
the young lady has many friends and adj
mirers here who are pleased always to
see her.
Miss Alice Harrison pretty and facina-
ting young lady from Ringwood, who had
been stopping a short while i'll Henderson,
the guest of Mrs Col. r. L. Jones, re-
tured home Monday.
Do you owe the GOLD LEAF anything
If so we would be glad if you would pay
the Samc-Or a part thereof. We need all
the money that is due us, in the prOsecu-
ton Of our business.
If you have money, no harm can result
from your meeting d bill.-Oran9e o.
Sercer.
Will some of those who owe us, take a
hint from the above?
Do not Judge a man by the clothes he
wears; God made the one and the tailor
made the other. The fellow with the shinicst
hat cannot draw the biggest check always.
Appearances are often deception.
The GOLD LEAF is the paper that has
labOrcd for the interest of Henderson and
Vance cOunty-how well it does not be-
come us to say. And we are going to give
you "some more of the same sort"
Don't forget to list your taxes The
books will be closed in few days, and it
should be remembered that delays in this
case are dangerous. You will have to pay
double tax if you fail to give in"
Are you going on the excursion to Nor
folk" is an oft repeated interrogation
now. OF course those who don't, will ''get
left" And those who do, will get the
worth of their money several times over.
Mr.. Geo. ). Prichard is instructing the
Beethoven Musical Association of Oxford
and the 7orchligAt says under his direction
the Association is progressing finely. Mr..
Prichard is very competent musical di-
rector.
Mrs. DR.. r. J. II. Hatchett who has been
quite sick, is fast improving, we are glad
to learn. So i'll was she last week that heI
daughter Miss Mamie had to be called
home 10y telegraph and She has been with
her since.
Green Hester, colored, recently tried il
the l. ). Court at Raleigh, for breaking
into a pOst0ffice in Vance county somt
time ago, was sentenced to the house o
correction at Cheltenham, Maryland TO
three years.
The sales of tobacco at all the ware
houses were very heavy last Friday, anC
prices ruled high. There is marked adj
vance i'll the prices of all grades and tin
tone of the market is stronger than it ha
been this spring.
\ large crowd from Henderson and tn
surrounding country will take advantage
of the cheap trip to Norfolk Wednesday
july 18th. We hear of many ladies VIII
will go. The managers promise good &C
cancellations for all.
Our Man on the Outside is there sur
enough this week, having gone on bus
mess trip over in Virginia This must az
count for the non appearance of the fa
miliar and readable chips that fall frol
(Dhis Hatchett every week.
The wheat harvest has been demandin
the attention of the farmers of late TIL
weather has been very favorable to tn
work. The crop is very good one an
the yield promises to be quite satisfactor,
\ good crop of oats has been made also.
DR.. Il. Z. King, of Warrenton, bougl
the stock of drugs fixtures, etc, of A \
Jordan & Co, and the whole outfit Ia
been packed up and shipped to that plac,
1t was we'll fitted up establishment an
Dr. King has made a desirable purchase.
When oppressed and worn out with hea
go to George Jordan'S ice cream parIor
rear part Of W. L. Cheatham & Co.'S dru!
store If YOU would have your Ia p0uid SDi =;